On the eve of the Battle of Guandu, several forces were fierce, and Yuan Shao had just pacified Gongsun Zhan, and his strength increased greatly, becoming the strongest prince at that time, and there was no one. In 198 AD, Cao Cao regained Xuzhou and killed Lü Bu, and his territory and strength were further expanded, and both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao knew that there was no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there would definitely be a decisive battle between the two sides.
At this moment, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao both moved their eyes to the southwest, because there were still Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao, and the attitude of Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao would determine the direction of the whole world. Liu Biao has always sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, his ambitions are not too big, and he only wants to defend his own acres and three points of land.
As a result, Zhang Xiu has become the focus of both sides, Zhang Xiu's "head" is Jia Xu, even if Jia Xu has always appeared as a migrant worker, but everyone dare not despise this "first poisoner of the Three Kingdoms". How did Jia Xu decide on the question of defecting to Yuan Shao or Cao Cao? What is the reason for this?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > Jia Xu angrily intimidated Yuan Shao's emissaries</h1>
At that time, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao confronted each other at Guandu, and Yuan Shao was very flexible in his brain, and immediately sent someone to throw an olive branch to Zhang Xiu. If Zhang Xiu defected to Yuan Shao, it would be a big hidden danger in cao cao's southwest, and zhang xiu had killed Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang and had already formed a mortal vendetta with Cao Cao.
If zhang xiu is really the master, he will definitely defect to Yuan Shao, fortunately, Jia Xu is present, after a long period of contact, Zhang Xiu regards Jia Xu as a savior, after Jia Xu defected to Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu's fate has changed, in other words, Jia Xu is Zhang Xiu's life-saving magic weapon.
Yuan Shao sent emissaries to see Zhang Xiu, hoping that he would be attached as soon as possible, and promised the high-ranking official Houlu, Zhang Xiu did not have much ink in his brain, and was really ready to agree, Jia Xu saw this scene and immediately objected to it.
Jia Xu has always had few harsh words, and when he saw Yuan Shao's emissaries, he did not give any face, and directly put down a sentence: "Thanks to Yuan Benchu, brothers cannot be compatible, but can they tolerate the people of the world?" ”
Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are brothers, in fact, they are not as good as passers-by, and the two sides have long since lost a trace of brotherhood. Jia Xu couldn't look at Yuan Shao even when he pinched the corner of his eye, and directly refused to accept Yuan Shao's olive branch.
Seeing Jia Xu's attitude like this, Zhang Xiu was afraid, after all, he was weak, once he offended Yuan Shao, there was no good fruit to eat, Jia Xu was not flustered, after taking away Yuan Shao's emissaries, he suggested zhang Xiu, we defected to Cao Cao.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="70" > Zhang Xiuyi obeyed, and Jia Xu calculated everything</h1>
In Zhang Xiu's view, he killed Cao Cao's eldest son, as well as his general Dianwei, and formed a mortal vendetta with Cao Cao. Jia Xu was not in a hurry and explained the mystery to Zhang Xiu.
Historical records record that "Xue Yue: This is why it is advisable to follow also." Fu Cao Gong served the Son of Heaven to order the world, and it was advisable to follow yiye. Shao is strong and prosperous, and I will not take me as the most important. Cao public is weak, it is pleasing to me, and it is advisable to follow the second also. Those who have the ambition of overlordship will release their personal grievances and use virtue in the four seas, and it is advisable to follow the three also. The original general is no doubt! ”
When Cao Cao set up Emperor Xian of Han in XuDu, he could blackmail tianzi to make the princes take the initiative politically and morally, and the rationality and legitimacy of his regime were further strengthened, and if Zhang Xiu defected to Cao Cao, he would get a legal waist card, and his status would be more guaranteed.
Second, at that time, Cao Cao's power was relatively weak, and Cao Cao must have welcomed Zhang Xiu's defection, and it was obvious that Jia Xu had already seen Cao Cao thoroughly. If Cao Cao wants to compete with Yuan Shao, he must not take care of Zhang Xiu, if Zhang Xiu stabs a knife in the back, that is the last thing Cao Cao wants to see, no matter what angle he considers, Cao Cao will definitely welcome Zhang Xiu's surrender.
The third point is that Cao Cao has the ambition to dominate the world, he must be able to abandon personal grudges, Cao Cao is determined to be in the world, so he considers the problem, will not start from a private point of view, from a political point of view, he accepts Zhang Xiu, not only to freeze the problem of the former suspicion, but also to create a clear image of the lord of the world, but also to win the support of the people of the world.
As an emperor, you must have an open mind, which Cao Cao naturally knows. I think that at the beginning, Yongya repeatedly betrayed Liu Bang and was hated by Liu Bang to the point of gritting his teeth, even so, Liu Bang still listened to Zhang Liang's advice, not only did not punish Yongya, but also gave the high-ranking official Houlu, which subsequently stabilized the military heart.
Of course, Cao Cao did not remember revenge, but considered the problem from the overall situation, the pain caused by Cao Ang's death to Cao Cao was difficult to heal, but the situation was different, he had to abandon the old hatred of the past and stabilize the rear, in order to overthrow Yuan Shao in one fell swoop.
Yuan Shao's heart is more narrow-minded, if Zhang Xiu defected to Yuan Shao, at most it is the icing on the cake, not only will not be reused, but also may be abandoned at any time, in addition, the internal struggle in Yuan Shao's camp is very fierce, Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu, as an outsider, will inevitably be marginalized, a careless, may affect the pond fish.
Listening to Jia Xu's words, Zhang Xiumao suddenly opened up, and he did not hesitate to submit to Cao Cao.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="71" > Cao Cao's generosity and Zhang Xiu's win-win</h1> situation
In Zhang Xiu's view, Jia Xu's words are the truth, and when he met Jia Xu, he could really be said to have met a nobleman, otherwise with his mind, he might have died in the melee of the princes.
Historical records record that "Taizu saw it, rejoiced, and held the hand of the ruler: "He who makes me believe in the world, the son also." He was honored as The Prince of Jingo, the Marquis of Fengduting, and the Pastor of Ji Prefecture. ”
To say that Jia Xu is really thinking about Zhang Xiu? On the one hand, it is true, because only by preserving Zhang Xiu can he save himself, on the other hand, Jia Xu also has his own xiaojiujiu, Zhang Xiu's platform is too small, if you want to stand in an invincible position for a long time, Cao Cao's backer is more stable.
The reason why Jia Xu can be counted as exhaustive comes to a large extent from the way he considers the problem, he often thinks about the problem from the perspective of the other party, not himself, so that he can see the problem more comprehensively and more thoroughly.
As Jia Xu expected, Cao Cao was a warm welcome and courtesy to Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu arrived at Cao Cao's camp, Cao Cao took Zhang Xiu's hand and sat down together, in the eyes of others, where is the enemy, more like a brother who has not been seen for a long time, at the same time, Cao Cao also let his son marry Zhang Xiu's daughter as a wife, deepening each other's feelings.
For Jia Xu, Cao Cao was even more exaggerated, and Cao Cao took Jia Xu's hand and said deeply: "Let me win the trust of the world, it is you!" Jia Xu was then appointed as the Governor of Jingo and made the Marquis of Duting. Zhang Xiu was also given the title of General of Yangwu and was satisfied.
Cao Cao's acquisition of Jia Xu is tantamount to adding wings to the tiger, and Zhang Xiu's attachment also allows Cao Cao to have no worries, and under Jia Xu's operation, the two sides have achieved a win-win situation.
The situation was defused by Jia Xu's few words, and the name of "the first poisoner of the Three Kingdoms" was indeed deserved, and his superb strategy was really admirable!
Reference: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei
Author: Our special guest author Nine Fish Pavilion